Thursday, November 21, 2024

Kudzu is the Devil

Kudzu is the vine that you see by the roadsides in trees or in forests in some insistenance. Personal I don’t like kudzu, it was brought over from china and was intend for erosion control and instead it is doing more than it helps to our ecosystem.

Here is a list of links on Kudzu to assist with more information:

Search Results where i found the information:
Kudzu (Images) - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Kudzu&iax=images&ia=images
Google Scholar – Kudzu (Research Articles)
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C47&q=Kudzu+Vine&btnG=
 
Links from the Websites that Retrieved them from:

These are from Va:

VCE – Kudzu Bug First Reports Through April 16,2015:
(I know this is late but still good information)
https://blogs.ext.vt.edu/ag-pest-advisory/kudzu-bug-first-reports-through-april-16-2015/

These are from the other areas in the USA:
USDA – National Invasive Species Information Center
https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/terrestrial/plants/kudzu

Washington State – Noxious Weed Control Board -
https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weeds/kudzu

Federal USDA Fire Effects Information System-
https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/vine/puemonl/all.html

Southern Forest Health Regional Extension Forestry – Kudzu
http://southernforesthealth.net/plants/kudzu

New York Invasive Species Information-
https://nyis.info/invasive_species/kudzu/


Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program-
https://www.invadingspecies.com/invaders/plants/kudzu-2/

Invasive Species Specialist Group – Global Invasive Species Database
https://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=81

EPPO Global Database-
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PUELO

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council-
https://www.se-eppc.org/manual/kudzu.html

Treehugger – Invasion of The Kudzu Monster-
https://www.treehugger.com/invasion-of-the-kudzu-monsters-4868778

Britannica – Kudzu Plant
https://www.britannica.com/plant/kudzu

Home and Gardens – What Is Kudzu Vine? And How to Identify This Invasive Plant
https://www.homesandgardens.com/gardens/what-is-kudzu-vine

Wikipedia – Kudzu in the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudzu_in_the_United_States

The Spruce – How to Identify and Remove Kudzu
https://www.thespruce.com/kudzu-toxic-plant-profile-4843260

Smithsonian Magazine – The Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate The South
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/true-story-kudzu-vine-ate-south-180956325/


In Conclusion, Kudzu can take over other native plants in its paths and engulf them with so many kudzu vines.

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